Follow Chris on social media! By Chris Martz | October 14, 2019 One of my favorite things to do is view live webcams of mountain slopes, valleys, beaches, and cities in hopes of catching a cool sunrise, sunset, cool clouds, or atmospheric optical effects. One of my favorite live views is looking towards a valley from Borestone Mountain in Maine.
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By Chris Martz | September 16, 2019 Follow @ChrisMartzWX There are plenty of climate scientists in the world that I highly respect, many of whom I don’t share the same views with on climate change. However, these scientists are respectful towards others, they’re pretty honest with their data, and still have scientific integrity. There are a select few scientists out
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We’ve made it three weeks without extreme weather and/or climate change hysteria making rounds on social media. Unfortunately, that streak has come to an end, making the lives of most weather forecasters like me a lot more difficult. We are quickly approaching climatological peak of the Atlantic hurricane season¹ (September 10th) (Figure 1), thus it should be NO surprise to
Read moreAuthor’s note: Thoughts on this page are mine and mine only. They may or may not reflect the thoughts or opinions of NOVA Weather Team’s. For decision making and preparations, PLEASE seek official NOAA National Hurricane Center (NHC) info. Good afternoon everyone! Hurricane Dorian is really crankin’ today. It remains a Category 4 thus far today, as maximum sustained winds
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By Chris Martz | July 26, 2019 Follow @ChrisMartzWX While my winter outlook from last year was a fail, I’m not going to lose any sleep over it. Long-range forecasting is not easy. So, I’m back again and am issuing a fall forecast. The only way to get better is with practice and persistence. There isn’t a whole lot you
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By Chris Martz | August 11, 2019 Follow @ChrisMartzWX As I’m sure many of my readers are aware, Europe has been having an odd summer as far as temperatures are concerned. The continent has had two major heatwaves this summer; one was in June and the other was in July. In addition, Greenland has also seen some exceptional “warmth” and
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By Chris Martz | July 26, 2019 Follow @ChrisMartzWX It’s summer, temperatures are hot － sometimes record hot － and as usual, climate alarmism reaches record highs, and climate activists have a field day with it by fear mongering rather than reasoning with facts and data. Every week, various weather events end up getting caught in the spokes of the wheel of climate; it’s
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